Look at those blue, blue eyes!
And how effortlessly, and graciously she presides over my home. A good many people have made the "does she have a glass of gin in her hand?" joke, and I regret to say that she does not. Perhaps she had a little bit too much of a tipple, and that is why she has lost her hat.
As it happens, I saw The King's Speech last night, and was not expecting to be delighted, as I have heard nothing of the movie but good, which automatically makes me suspicious and gets my contrarian back up. But it was wonderful, and Colin Firth's acting is beyond all praise. Actually, one of the few weak points in this very fine film, I think, was the performance of Helena Bonham-Carter playing Queen Elizabeth. She was made to look the part very well, but it was a wasted opportunity - there would seem to be so much you could make of the Queen Mother (before she was Q.M., of course), either straight or satirically; but she just twitched and moue'd and didn't do much. Of course, the problem may have been playing alongside Firth doing the performance of his career, which might overpower anyone; but then Geoffrey Rush held his own extremely well. In any event, here is Helena in the role:
And here is the real Queen, at age 100, dressed very much like my doll!
And now the Queen will hold a review of all my latest Salvation Army acquisitions.
A pretty cobalt-and-gold Limoges plate ($5)
A hand-painted, spade-shaped cobalt blue glass dish - provenance unknown.
More cobalt and gold - this is a little Bohemian glass candy dish ($12)
The three cobalt-and-gold "precious treasures," gathered together
The Queen benevolently indicates her approval of the collection.
Sadly, I must close this post far sooner than I wanted to, because I am now reliably informed that I have used up my 1 MB of Blogspot Photo Storage. As I've written 75 posts since starting my "Light, Bright, and Sparkling" blog two and a half years ago, and I use a lot of pictures, I suppose it's not surprising. I have signed up for more space, but it will take a day or two to process, and in the meantime all I can do is say "Adieu" with a regal little wave.
I think I have photo space left enough for just one Salvation Cat picture. Here's me in a Brooks Brothers cotton striped top ($8) and purple felt hat ($10), holding the struggling Marshy.
